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The claim

Minister Lal Kantha said he would make the Attorney General leave if he did not resign.

Rating

False

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

Fact Crescendo reports that the circulating post was a manipulated copy using the Hiru News format, and that Hiru Digital confirmed it had never published the statement. The review also says the Minister’s media secretary denied that he made such a statement.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026